EKU French Academic Programs
Have questions how the programs work?
General Education:
SPA General Education offerings includes courses in French (FRE), and Foreign Culture and Civilization (FCC) courses.
- FCC 220 fullfills General Education Block IIIB
- FRE 101/102/201/202/204 fullfill General Education VIII
Program information:
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Certain courses are inappropriate for students with native or near-native fluency in a particular language. Native speakers of a foreign language (i.e. a language other than English) are welcome to take our courses at an appropriate skill level but they cannot be given credit for introductory courses in their native language (100/200 level), either by enrolling in the course or by taking an exam for credit. Exceptions to this restriction, for example in the case of heritage speakers who need to take a lower level course to correct language deficiencies, must be approved by the relevant foreign language facultyin consultation with the chair. Other exceptions may apply, at the discretion of the coordinator and foreign language faculty in conjunction with the chair.
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Students must earn 30 of the last 36 hours, exclusive of student teaching, through EKU.
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Students who transfer credits must earn no fewer than 15 upper-division hours in the major and 9 upper-division hours in the minor at EKU, the exact minimum to be determined by the department chair in consultation with the faculty in the major area.
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Eastern Kentucky University students are required to obtain the department chair's written prior approval of any course work they plan to transfer back to EKU for application to the major or minor.
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A grade of "C" or higher is required in each course to be applied toward the major, minor, or certificate.
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Students in teaching programs must attain a minimum of 2.75 GPA in their teaching major to be recommended for student teaching.
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French and Spanish majors must pass a departmental proficiency exam which covers spoken and written language, culture, and literature. Teaching majors must pass the proficiency exam to be recommended for student teaching. Students will ordinarily take the exam no later than in the first semester of their senior year.
Advance Placement (AP) Credit:
For a score of three (3) on the AP Language Exam, students will be awarded nine (9) hour credit for 101, 102, and 201 of that language. For a score of four (4) or five (5), students also receive an additional 3 hours credit for 202 level of that language.For a score of three (3) or above on the Language Literature Exam, students will be awarded three (3) hours credit for 310 of that language.
Retrocredit:
Retrocredit recognizes successful previous study of a foreign language and encourages students to start their language study at Eastern at the highest level appropriate for them. Students beginning their study at the 102 level will receive retrocredit of three (3) extra hours for 101 if they make an "A" in 102. Students beginning their study at the 201 level will receive six (6) extra hours for 101 and 102 if they make an "A" or "B" in 201. Students beginning their study at the 202 level will receive nine (9) extra hours for 101, 102, and 201 if they make an "A" or "B" in 202.
Where should I start my study of French at Eastern?
Students with little or no knowledge of French should enroll in FRE 101. Students who took no more than 2 years of high school French, especially if taken during the freshman or sophomore years, may need to enroll in college at the 101 level.
Students who took 2 or 3 years of French in high schools and made grades of "A" or "B" should be able to start at the 102 level in college. Students with enough high school language experience to start in 102 and make an "A" will receive an extra three (3) hours of credit for 101.
Students who took 4 years of high school French and made grades of "A" or "B" should be able to start at the 201 or 202 level in college. Students entering at the 201 level receive six (6) extra credit hours for 101 and 102 if they make an "A" or "B" in 201. Students entering at the 202 level receive and extra nine (9) credit hours for 101,102, and 201 if they make an "A" or "B" in 202.
Students whose native or heritage language is French should begin their study of French at the 200 or 300 level. Consult with the department chair (Case Annex 368, 859-622-2996) for inquiries about individual cases.
Do you offer a Master's Degree in French?
We do not currently offer any Master's degree in French. However, for more information on the M.A.T. post-graduate teaching program offered through the College of Education, please contact Kim Alexander at 859-622-8326.
